City of Camarillo’s Draft
Homelessness Strategic Plan
City Council: November 12, 2025
Homelessness Strategic Plan Timeline
October
2024
HSP Project
kickoff
May-October
2025
HSP drafts,
additional
community
engagement
November
2025
HSP finalization,
ratification
March
2025
Initial goals,
strategies
drafted
October 2024-
February 2025
Data Collection:
Quantitative
analysis,
stakeholder
engagement
September
2022
Housing Element
updated to
include HSP
creation
Strategic Plan Components
3 Where Camarillo is now
• Snapshot of Camarillo’s housing,
homelessness landscape
What is needed and how to get there
• Phase 1: Building local capacity and
alignment
• Phase 2: Scaling housing and
services
Camarillo’s Current Homelessness Landscape
4 BY THE NUMBERS
• 2025 Point In Time - 90
• 2019 Point in Time – 30
• Unique Homeless Population
• Vehicle Dwellers – 70%
• Employment Status – Half employed to some degree
• Substance Abuse Issues – More than half
• Mental Health Issues – At least half
Camarillo’s Current Service Delivery
5 PROJECT H.O.P.E.
• Senior Deputy - VCSO, Community Services Coordinator – Whole Person Care, Senior Management Analyst and Intern – City of Camarillo • Extensive outreach to understand needs
• Focus on partnerships and collaboration
CONSTANTLY EVALUATING SERVICE DELIVERY
• Added CSC in 2024 based on housing needs - 44 Housed WHAT DIFFERENTIATES US?
• By Name List Active Camarillo List Full Project H.O.P.E. Services
CURRENT FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS IN HOMELESSNESS
• Total $10.4 M ($7M in grants and $2.4 M in general fund) + VCSO operational costs
Phase 1: Preparing the Landscape
6 YEAR
1 YEAR
2 • Explore establishing a renewable funding source and pursue external grants
• Reduce barriers to housing
• Expand local capacity (staffing, partnerships, Project HOPE) • Strengthen regional partnerships (CoC, County, Housing Authority, neighboring cities)
• Increase community engagement and understanding (dashboard, outreach, Council updates)
• Build data systems to drive decisions (HMIS, By-Name List, performance metrics)
Phase 2: Reducing Homelessness
7 YEAR
3 YEAR
4 • Develop permanent housing solutions (new units, PSH, RRH/scattered-site)
• Bolster interim housing opportunities (motel-based shelter, vehicular homelessness response)
• Prevent homelessness before it begins (prevention program, preservation, shared housing)
• Establish flexible funds to reduce barriers to housing placements • Strengthen workforce development to support residents' long-term stability
YEAR
5 How to Move the Needle:
Reducing Inflows, Increasing Outflows
8 • Inflows: Represents residents who
have newly lost housing and
enter/re-enter homelessness
• Outflows: Largely represents
residents who move into
permanent housing
• When outflows from
homelessness into permanent
housing exceeds inflow of
people becoming homeless/re-
entering homelessness,
homelessness declines
9 0
10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
90 100
Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Camarillo Residents Experiencing
Homelessness
How:
• Inflows: Keep inflows
steady through
prevention
• Outflows: Increase
housing placements
each year
Core Outcome: Reduce Homelessness by Two-Thirds
in 5 Years
Upcoming Engagement
10 • Community Implementation
Session – Early 2026
• Plan moves into action and
invites community involvement
Recommendation
11 1. Adopt the Camarillo
Homelessness Strategic
Plan